exhausted, but resting up for more

Well, I think I finally got hit by the "i'm so tired truck, I think I'm going to tip over." We are in our flat in Paris, the 3rd district (Marais). It's right in the centre of the action and it's great. We arrived last night after spending the morning at the Canadian museum at Juno Beach. We stopped at the burial site for the Canadians that died on D-Day and the following Battle of Normandy. There were so many white markers. The tears start flowing before you even realize you're crying. Ralph and I were both moved to tears more than once yesterday. Then we took the tour of the beach and went through a german bunker and saw the various remnants of the fortifications from back in the day. The museum itself was a great history lesson. Clips from the front on D-day. More stories from veterans. It leads you through how Canada got involved in the war and had the speech from Hitler, the British PM and then the Canadian PM when they each declare war on Germany. Was also very nice to see "home" again. Just seeing the Canadian flag on our way in, was so nice. Made us all miss home. The emotion of yesterday, must've taken more energy than I realized because today at about 4pm, after a full day of visiting the Louvre and wandering to see the sights of Paris I just couldn't keep going another step. Had to get back to the apartment to lie down for a nap. We were going to go back out again tonight, but realize we've still got 5 more days, so we'll save our energy tonight, recharge our batteries and be ready to roll again tomorrow. We're going to meet our friend Trish in the morning and then go and cheer on our hometown cycling hero Ryder Hesjedal (sp?) at the finish of the Tour de France. I LOVE IT!! I was excited to see the finish of the Tour, but to now have a fellow Victorian who's in the actual top 10 to cheer on is just a gift. Trish and I are professional cheerers of our local sports hero's so it's going to be very fun! Saving energy for tomorrow is a very good idea, so it's off to bed for me! Early for a change :)